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Music Releases 03-16-18

The Decemberists explore a new sound on their inspired 8th studio album I’ll Be Your Girl, out 3/17 on Capitol Records. The acclaimed Portland, Oregon-based band (with nearly 2M adj. albums sales) worked with producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Lana del Ray) & embraced influences such as Roxy Music and New Order to spark a new creative path, as evidenced on synth-driven lead single “Severed.” The band kicks off their 2018 Your Girl / Your Ghost World Tour on 3/22.

Dorothy is releasing their 2nd full-length album 28 Days in the Valley on 3/9 for Jay Z's Roc Nation. Linda Perry produced & co-wrote several tracks which even with more tender moments still has the gritty rock n roll of 2016’s ROCKISDEAD. Recent single "Down To the Bottom" hit #35 on Billboards Mainstream Rock chart. Rolling Stone calls it the "perfect mix of blues thunder and alt-rock guitar crunch.“ But this time around added layers of emotion fueled by less metal-more Cali desert rock vibes.

Andrew Lloyd Webber: Unmasked (The Platinum Collection) are the all-time greatest hits from the works of Andrew Lloyd Webber, one of the most successful composers of our era. The 2CD set collects the finest of his cherished works from the past five decades. Featuring newly-recorded versions of songs by Lana Del Rey, Gregory Porter, Nicole Scherzinger and an exclusive performance by Beyonce of 'Learn To Be Lonely' from the 2005 Academy Awards with Andrew Lloyd Webber accompanying on piano.

With stellar production by Michael “Seven” Summers, MURS brings personally introspective and socially conscious lyricism to the fold while still maintaining his unique sense of humor, creating an album that’s truly one of a kind. Here’s your chance to pre-order your copy of MURS’ A STRANGE JOURNEY INTO THE UNIMAGINABLE – featuring the singles “G Lollipops”, “Powerful” and “Melancholy”.

Brainfeeder presents a special "chopped not slopped mix of Thundercat's incredible album Drunk (2017) by DJ Candlestick and OG Ron C of legendary Houston DJ collective The Chopstars. Slowed down and chopped up, the mix has been appropriately re-titled Drank. It appeared online last year as an unofficial homage to the virtuoso bassist, songwriter and producer's third and universally acclaimed album and receivedhearty approval from Thundercat who proclaimed If you got Drunk it's only right that you get Drank. I feel like they go together. - inciting Brainfeeder to make a beautiful purple vinyl format.

"I've lived a lot of life since my last record," says Scotty McCreery. "I moved out on my own, I travelled across the country and the world, I got engaged, I was even robbed at gunpoint. So I really wanted this album to show who Scotty is at 24, what's going on in my life, and I think we accomplished that. It is my most personal album yet." With Seasons Change, McCreery takes a huge creative step forward, co-writing all 11 songs on the album, and working with some of the finest songwriters in Nashville to express a wide range of emotions and musical styles.

Freddie McGregor is a fan favorite, and one of reggaes most consistent recording and touring artists. Freddie McGregors Studio One debut, Bobby Bobylon, is considered one of the key ingredients for a great reggae record collection. It was produced by Studio One founder Clement Dodd, who produced, tutored, and nurtured an astounding number of top reggae stars past and present including Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Burning Spear, Marcia Griffiths, the Skatalites, Dennis Brown, Alton Ellis, Toots & the Maytals, Horace Andy, Sugar Minott, and many more. Now, more than 35 years later, Bobby Bobylon is back in print with the original ten tracks and eight additional singles. This deluxe edition checks in with almost seventy minutes of music.

Seven all-new songs written and recorded by Stockholm’s psychedelic masters Dungen and adventurous Brooklyn indie-folk pioneers Woods.
The third and most substantial entry into Mexican Summer’s Myths residency, a series featuring music recorded during the annual Marfa Myths festival. Previous contributors include Ariel Pink, Weyes Blood, Connan Mockasin and Devonte Hynes. Myths 003 comes on the heels of renewed activity for both bands: the past year saw the release of Woods’ tenth album, Love Is Love, and Dungen’s Häxan, a soundtrack of the 1926 masterpiece The Adventures of Prince Achmed, in 2016.

20th Anniversary reissue of the long out-of-print critical and commercial smash, “You’ve Come a Long Way Baby.” Heralded as Fatboy Slim’s “Global Breakthrough Album” by The Guardian, the multi-platinum album spawned 4 top ten hits including “Rockafeller Skank,” Praise You” and “Right Here, Right Now.” Back on vinyl and sounding better than ever.

Movie Releases 03-16-18

Four teenagers in detention discover an old video game console with a game they’ve never heard of. When they decide to play, they are immediately sucked into the jungle world of Jumanji in the bodies of their avatars (Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Karen Gillan). They’ll have to complete the adventure of their lives filled with fun, thrills and danger or be stuck in the game forever!

Now graduated from college, realizing it takes more than a cappella to get by, all the Bellas return in the final chapter in the beloved series. After the highs of winning the World Championships, the Bellas find themselves split apart and discovering there are no job prospects for making music with only your mouth. But when they get the chance to reunite for a European USO tour, this group of awesome nerds will come together to make some music, and some questionable decisions, one last time.